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REVEALED: Makkah region | Rare Historical Photos

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday from Riyadh. He was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region, reported the Saudi Press Agency. King Salman was accompanied by Prince Khalid bin…

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King Salman Arrives in Riyadh from Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Riyadh from Jeddah on Tuesday. He was received at King Khalid International Airport by Governor of the Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Governor Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz. King Salman was seen…

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Meets with King of Bahrain in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received in Jeddah on Sunday Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. King Salman threw a luncheon banquet in honor of his guest, who had arrived in the Kingdom earlier on Sunday. He was welcomed upon his arrival at Jeddah’s…

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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Germany’s Scholz

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Jeddah on Saturday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz began from Saudi Arabia a two-day tour of Gulf states, including UAE, and Qatar. Scholz left Jeddah later Saturday. At King Abdulaziz International Airport, the Chancellor was seen off by Prince Khalid…

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Mohammed Bin Salman Project Revives Historical Structure of Five Mosques

The second phase of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for Developing Historical Mosques includes five mosques in the Makkah Region with the aim of protecting and renovating their historical structure, in addition to prolonging their lifespan and maintaining their architecture affected by the changing climate over the past decades…

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Saudi Arabia Refers to Judiciary Case of Non-Muslim Journalist Entering Makkah

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it was referring to the judiciary the case of a non-Muslim journalist being allowed entry to the holy city of Makkah and following paths reserved to Muslim worshippers. A Makkah Region police spokesman said a Saudi citizen has been referred to the general prosecution…

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Biden Leaves Saudi Arabia after 2-Day Visit

US President Joe Biden left Jeddah on Saturday after a two-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during which he participated in the Jeddah Security and Development Summit. The President was seen off at the Royal Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to…

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Saudi Crown Prince Welcomes Biden at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, welcomed on Friday US President Joe Biden at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz is set to meet with Biden at the al-Salam Palace. Biden had arrived in…

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Saudi Arabia Declares Success of Hajj

Prince Khalid al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of the Makkah Region and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, declared on Monday the success of the Hajj for 2022. The holy pilgrimage has been a success on the security, services and health levels with no…

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Khalid al-Faisal to Asharq Al-Awsat: Spiteful Parties Are Undermining Saudi Role in Holding the Hajj

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of the Makkah Region and President of the Central Hajj Committee, is overseeing the preparations to hold this year’s holy Hajj pilgrimage. He presided over a meeting of the Central Hajj Committee at Mina, extending his gratitude…

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Chairman of Yemen Presidential Leadership Council Arrives in Jeddah

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Region; Minister of State, Cabinet's Member, National Security Advisor Dr. Musaed…

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King Salman Meets with Governors of Administrative Regions

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Wednesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah with the governors of the administrative regions to mark their annual 29th meeting, in the presence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The meeting was attended by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, advisor to…

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King Salman Arrives in Jeddah from Riyadh

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Jeddah on Thursday from Riyadh. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Governor of the Makkah Region, Prince Khalid al-Faisal. He was seen off in Riyadh by Prince Faisal bin Badr bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the…

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Saudi ‘Umm Al-Qura’ Newspaper Celebrates its Centennial

On Behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, patronized on Wednesday the ceremony of the Ministry of Media on the occasion of 100 Hijri years of establishing…

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Saudi Newspaper 'Umm Al-Qura' Celebrates its 100th Anniversary

Umm Al-Qura, the first Arabic language Saudi daily newspaper based in Makkah, is celebrating its centennial under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and in the presence of Makkah Region Governor Prince Khalid bin Faisal and a group of princes, ministers, literature experts and intellectuals. Invitations to the celebratory…

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